Eloc Wagor Kandid, the Senior Champion exhibited by Ken Main and Peter Vail, of Copake, N.Y., was named All-American Grand Champion Brown Swiss on Wednesday, Sept. 17, during the 2014 All-American Dairy Show at the Pennsylvania Farm Show Complex and Expo Center in Harrisburg.

Main and Vail also earned Reserve Grand Champion Brown Swiss with Cutting Edge B Gretchen. Gretchen earned Reserve Senior Champion honors prior to the champion drive from judge David Sprengler, of Plato, Minn.

They also exhibited the Junior Champion Brown Swiss, Top Acres Peppy Wizella, and the Intermediate Champion Brown Swiss, Cutting Edge Status Sue.

Mike Barton, of Ancramdale, N.Y., received reserve intermediate champion honors with Fairdale Elite Debra. Lauri Beggs of Ogdensburg, N.Y., took home Reserve Champion Junior Brown Swiss with Cutting Edge Thunder Faye.

Class Winners of the Open Brown Swiss Show:
Spring Heifer Calf – Cutting Edge T Dixie, Kyle Barton, Ancramdale, N.Y.
Winter Heifer Calf – Round Hill Wonder Fenway-ET, Cynthia Warner, Frederick, Md.
Fall Heifer Calf – Cutting Edge Thunder Faye, Lauri Beggs, Ogdensburg, N.Y.
Summer Yearling Heifer – Top Acres Peppy Wizella, Ken Main and Peter Vail, Copake, N.Y.
Spring Yearling Heifer – Top Acres Braiden Sachet, Ken Main and Peter Vail, Copake, N.Y.
Winter Yearling Heifer – Cutting Edge T Delilah, Kyle Barton, Ancramdale N.Y.
Fall Yearling Heifer (Not in Milk) – Way Lyn Larry Pansy, Holly Johnson, Cochranton, Crawford Co.
Junior Best Three Females – Ken Main and Peter Vail, Copake, N.Y.
Dry Cow – Old Mill P Delottie, Amanda R. Bassler, Upperville, Va.
Yearling Heifer in Milk – Random Luck Phantastic, Todd and Heather Hyman, Adams, N.Y.
2 Year Old Futurity – WSC Wonderment Christy, Madison Weaver, Ephrata, Lancaster Co.
Jr. 2 Year Old Cow – Turnpike View Totally Gorgeous, Jaralyn Zimmerman, Stevens, Lancaster Co.
Sr. 2 Year Old Cow – Cutting Edge Status Sue, Ken Main and Peter Vail, Copake, N.Y.
Jr. 3 Year Old Cow – Fairdale Elite Debra, Mike Barton, Ancramdale, N.Y.
Sr. 3 Year Old Cow – Rosina Nesta Reba ET, Jeremy McDonald, Middletown, Va.
4 Year Old Cow – Top Acres Garbro Wanda ET, Cynthia Warner, Frederick, Md.
5 Year Old Cow – Cutting Edge B Gretchen, Ken Main and Peter Vail, Copake, N.Y.
6 Year Old and Older Cow – Eloe Wagor Kandid, Ken Main and Peter Vail, Copake, N.Y.
Component Merit Class – IE Champion View Vigor 3849, John J. Hess, Gettysburg, Adams Co.
Best Bred & Owned – Cutting Edge B Gretchen, Ken Main and Peter Vail, Copake, N.Y.
Total Performance Winner – Shen-Val Jade T Natasha, Jeremy McDonald, Middletown, Va.
Best Three Females – Ken Main and Peter Vail, Copake, N.Y.
Produce of Dam – Ken Main and Peter Vail, Copake, N.Y.
Dam & Daughter – Laurie Cuevas, South Deerfield, Mass.
Exhibitor's Herd – Ken Main and Peter Vail, Copake, N.Y.
Premier Exhibitor – Ken Main and Peter Vail, Copake, N.Y.
Premier Breeder – Ken Main and Peter Vail, Copake, N.Y.

Brown Swiss Grand Champion, Eloc Wagor Kandid, was exhibited by Ken Main and Peter Vail of Copake, N.Y., on Wednesday, Sept. 17, at the 2014 All-American Dairy Show at the Pennsylvania Farm Show Complex and Expo Center in Harrisburg. Reserve Grand Champion Brown Swiss, Cutting Edge B Gretchen, is also owned by Main and Vail. Pictured left to right are Pennsylvania Brown Swiss Miss 1st Runner Up Brianna Procter, Pennsylvania Brown Swiss Proncess 1st Runner Up Sandra Krone, Pennsylvania Brown Swiss Ambassador Grant Voelker, on halter Tim Perotti, owner Peter Vail, on halter Justin Burdette, judge David Sprengler, Pennsylvania Brown Swiss Miss Shelby Procter, and owner Ken Main.

Brown Swiss Intermediate Champion, Cutting Edge Status Sue, was exhibited by Ken Main and Peter Vail of Copake, N.Y., on Wednesday, Sept. 17, at the 2014 All-American Dairy Show at the Pennsylvania Farm Show Complex and Expo Center in Harrisburg. Reserve Brown Swiss Intermediate Champion, Fairdale Elite Debra, is owned by Mike Barton, Ancramdale, N.Y. Pictured left to right are Pennsylvania Brown Swiss Miss Shelby Procter, on halter Tim Perotti, on halter Jim Perotti, judge David Sprengler, and Brown Swiss Ambassador Grant Voelker.

Brown Swiss Junior Champion, Top Acres Peppy Wizella, was exhibited by Ken Main and Peter Vail of Copake, N.Y., on Tuesday, Sept. 16, at the 2014 All-American Dairy Show at the Pennsylvania Farm Show Complex and Expo Center in Harrisburg. Reserve Brown Swiss Junior Champion, Cutting Edge Thunder Faye, is owned by Lauri Beggs, Ogdensburg, N.Y. Pictured Left to right are Pennsylvania Brown Swiss Tiny Miss Jordan Anderson, Pennsylvania Brown Swiss Miss 1st Runner Up Sandra Krone, owner Peter Vail, owner Ken Maine, on halter Tim Perotti, Lauri Beggs, and Pennsylvania Dairy Princess Lu-Anne Antisdel.

Brown Swiss Total Performance Winner, Shen-Val Jade T Natasha, was exhibited by Jeremy McDonald of Middletown, Va. on Wednesday, Sept. 17, at the 2014 All-American Dairy Show at the Pennsylvania Farm Show Complex and Expo Center in Harrisburg. Pictured left to right are Pennsylvania Brown Swiss Miss Shelby Procter, Jeremy McDonald, and Brown Swiss Ambassador Grant Voelker.

The 2014 All-American Dairy Show features 22 shows in six days in addition to the nation's only all-dairy antiques show. Last year's event featured nearly 2,800 animals and more than 1,300 exhibitors from across the nation. The week caps off with the 58th Pennsylvania Dairy Princess Pageant on Saturday, Sept. 20, at the Radisson Hotel Camp Hill.
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9.18.2014